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Drill Instructor Sgt. Zacharous R. Polite, motivates recruits of Platoon 3077, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, to move faster on an obstacle course Aug. 3, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is one of many physical training tools used to help Marine recruits improve their strength and stamina. Polite, 29, is from Savannah, Ga. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 9, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin)
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 08.05.2015 19:03 |
| Photo ID: | 2107240 |
| VIRIN: | 150803-M-VP563-163 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 5.69 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, US |
| Web Views: | 131 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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